Costs and Rewards of Children: The Effects of Becoming a Parent on Adults' Lives

By Kei Nomaguchi, Melissa A. Milkie. 2003

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Subfields: Demography, Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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The wellbeing of childless men and fathers in mid-life (2009, background): “Several studies have included younger men (and women) who might later make the transition to parenthood in the childless category (Eggebeen and Knoester 2001; Knoester and Eggebeen 2006; Nomaguchi and Milkie 2003).”
Parenthood, Childlessness, and Well-Being: A Life Course Perspective (2010, background): “Research on work-family conflict continued over the past decade, and recent studies clarify that child-care stress is greater for some parents than others, particularly for low-income and single parents and for women (Crouter & Booth, 2004; Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003).”
Suffer the little children: Measuring the effects of parenthood on well-being worldwide (2012, neutral): “Nomaguchi and Milkie (2003) investigate the effects of parenthood on alternative indicators of wellbeing (social integration, self-esteem, self-efficacy, hours of housework, marital conflict and depression), concluding that having children can have positive or negative effects depending on the…”
Putting work and family experiences in context: Differences by family life stage (2010, background): “The transition to parenthood involved negotiations in household labor and child care responsibilities that negatively influenced marital quality (Nomaguchi and Milkie, 2003).”
The Effects of the Transition to Parenthood and Subsequent Children on Men’s Well-Being and Social Participation (2006, background): “We find relatively little evidence that the addition of a new child leads to a decline in men’s feelings of well-being, which is consistent with other recent work (Eggebeen & Knoester, 2001; Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003; Woo & Raley, 2005).”
The pains and pleasures of parenting: when, why, and how is parenthood associated with more or less well-being? (2014, background): “Single parents face many stressors that married parents do not (Avison, Ali, & Walters, 2007; Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003).”
Gender and the Work-Family Interface: Exploring Differences Across the Family Life Course (2010, background): “…labor and child care responsibilities have been negatively associated with marital quality for both men and women, and marital quality has been related to the conflict in which family concerns intrude on the capacity to perform work responsibilities (Aryee, 1992; Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003).”
Family Relationships and Well-Being (2017, background): “…other at different points in the life course, which can contribute to social support, stress, and social control mechanisms that influence the health and well-being of each in important ways over the life course (Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003; Pinquart & Soerensen, 2007; Reczek, Thomeer, et al., 2014).”
Insight into the Parenthood Paradox: Mental Health Outcomes of Intensive Mothering (2013, background): “Furthermore, parenting has been associated with a decrease in positive affect and, specifically, a decrease in happiness (Baumeister, 1991; Nomaguchi & Milkie, 2003).”
Division of Household Labor and Distress: The Role of Perceived Fairness for Employed Mothers (2009, background): “Married mothers experience more household labor and more marital conflict (although not depression) than married women who do not have children ( Nomanguchi and Milkie 2003 ).”
Parenthood and Happiness: a Review of Folk Theories Versus Empirical Evidence (2011, neutral): “…countries, have more contact with relatives and neighbors (Cowan and Cowan 2000; Furstenberg 2005; Gallagher and Gerstel 2001; Ishiikuntz and Seccombe 1989; Nomaguchi and Milkie 2003) and have greater access to companionship and support in older age (Connidis 2001; Dykstra and Hagestad 2007a).”